Sustainability design
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about sustainability design
Project • By SPARK Architects • Exhibition Centres
Huqiu Science Popularisation Education Base
Located within the Huqiu wetland landscape of Suzhou, the Huqiu Science Popularization Education Base is a large-scale science, education, and public landscape project designed to function as both a regional destination and a long-term environmental framework. Covering a site area of 980 hectares, the development comprises a network of thematic science pavilions, landscape infrastructure and public amenities embedded within the existing wetland ecosystem. The centre is conceived as a future-facing science and learning environment that integrates research, exhibition, leisure, and ecological stewardship.
SPARK Architects designed the master plan, environmental and spatial design, as well as a series of pavilions aligning as a gesamtku... More
Project • By Johnston Architects • Libraries
Gladstone Library
Located on a prominent corner of Gladstone’s main street, the Gladstone Library in Oregon embodies a design vision rooted in flexibility, sustainability, and community connection. A design collaboration between Johnston Architects and Opsis Architecture, the 6,216-square-foot library transforms a tight urban site into a flexible, light-filled, welcoming third place for the community.
Christian Columbres
Christian Columbres
The building stands out with a striking perforated metal sunshade that reduces glare while maintaining external views, inspired by the textures of water ripples on the surface of the nearby Clackamas River. Clerestories provide indirect daylight that brightens the interiors, and large windows connec... More
Project • By STERLING PRESSER • Information Centres
INFORMATION CENTRE REMAGEN
Information Centre in Remagen: Urban Planning Idea and Conceptual Implementation
Our architectural concept for the Information Centre honors the town's historical significance, particularly its Roman past, by blending modern architecture with ancient foundations. The design features clear lines and an inviting layout, ensuring visitors are intuitively guided through the building. Its open and accessible structure enhances the center's functionality.
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Archaeology and Monument Preservation
We respect archaeological preservation by integrating Roman foundations and wall remains into the design. Transparent glass walls and strategic lighting let visitors experience the ruins without compromising their integrity.
Efficiency... More
Project • By Chevalier Morales • Offices
Fondaction Head Office
Chevalier Morales, a Montreal-based architecture and design studio, has completed the newly redeveloped headquarters of Fondaction, a Quebec labour-sponsored investment fund dedicated to sustainable and socially conscious investing. Situated in Montreal’s Ville-Marie district, the workplace redesign translates Fondaction’s mission into architecture, emphasising flexibility, ecological responsibility, and human well-being. The project updates Fondaction’s existing offices, transforming them into a carbon-neutral, future-ready environment.
Chevalier Morales
Chevalier Morales
Smart building design
The Fondaction Head Office is a notable example of smart building design. Chevalier Morales developed an adapt... More
Project • By Fran&Co • Offices
Designer's Atelier
Fran&Co’s first Seoul office, the 'Designer’s Atelier,' is a pioneering response to modern office design challenges. By transforming a windowless, budget-constrained space into a vibrant, nature-inspired workplace, this project serves as a model for the future of office environments in Korea, prioritizing employee well-being and creative potential.
Teo
Teo
Bringing Nature into a Windowless Space
The Designer’s Atelier showcases innovation by addressing the constraints of a windowless office space. Fran&Co used biophilic design principles to evoke a sense of connection to nature, creating an atmosphere of calm and healing without access to natural light. The use of light mint-colored walls, forest-themed... More
Project • By AVA Design Pvt. Ltd. • Offices
Kongsberg Digital, Bengaluru
The workspace design for a maritime digital office called for a marine-based narrative from the entrance, creating an ocean of workspace islands with the vibrant colors of the sea!
Shreyas Korapathi
What sets the office apart is that it is an entire renovation project that takes a GREEN approach: reusing existing modular furniture, reducing the need for new alternatives, and recycling much of what exists in a new reincarnation!
The MOOD BOARD is based on Norwegian corporate colors: red, blue, cyan and beige. The corporate colors are used in column with the boards, and the vibrant and whimsical graphics are a mix of modern and cultural imagery.
Shreyas Korapathi
The office design is based on the notions of HIVE (HUMAN, Int... More
Product • By PORCELANOSA • NOKEN - OXO
NOKEN - OXO
With pure, angular forms, Oxo is a contemporary series with an eye to the future. The sustainable design of its taps has been internationally recognised, receiving the Green Good Design and Product IF Design Award, both in 2020. More
Project • By BSA Wim de Bruijn • Universities
Albeda Rotterdam The Hague Airport College
Albeda Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA) will open her doors in the school year 2020-2021. The airport itself will play an active role in the development of the curriculum, allowing students to get as close to their professions as possible. The building concept was developed through a series of workshops in close cooperation with educators. This resulted in a mix of traditional classrooms and flexible, open spaces that are enriched with eye catchers from a wide variety of aviation mock-ups.
Both the interior and exterior were designed by the team of BSA Wim de Bruijn. The whole building has been designed with sustainability in mind. The steel supporting structure is completely circular and solar panels on the roof supply the facilit... More
Project • By bambuso.id • Community Centres
bamboo garden house
The Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) Center in Parung, Indonesia acquires a new structure. Two-storied bamboo house is placed next to a pond on the northern part of the plot, surrounded by orchards and bamboo groves. The new facility strengthens the group’s commitment to self-sufficiency and sustainability.
Flooding in Jakarta has worsened in the last few years and raised public concern. Parung is critical to the capital’s hydrology. The bamboo house sits on concrete pedestals. Its small footprint affects minimal impact to the ground surface water, which helps to conserve hydrology in the area. Much needed in the warm-humid climate, the use of bamboo and other natural materials provide indoor comfort without artificial conditi... More
Product • By Filippi 1971 • VittEr®
VittEr®
“Today is tomorrow”: this is the motto of Filippi 1971, a company with 50 years of history located in the Imagna Valley, in the province of Bergamo. Three generations at work, a forge of new ideas always accompanied by their realization, in line with the spirit of this territory that is unique in Italy for its history, applied research and integrated industrial system.
Enthusiasm and foresight can be felt since the first generation represented by Ernesto Filippi with his wife Vittoria, and then continue with their sons Gino and Salvatore, still active today, and the four grandchildren, Francesca, Guido, Roberto and Viola.
It is from this family passion and long experience, from the ability to look to the future and con... More
Project • By Hewitt Studios LLP • Showrooms
Morgan Experience Centre
Hewitt Studios were invited by the Morgan Motor Company to reimagine their ageing Cafe, Museum and Showroom spaces as an exciting new visitor Experience Centre.
The Morgan Motor Company has been making cars on the same site in Malvern England since 1914, employing generations of local craftsman to construct their cars from three reusable and recyclable core elements: ash timber, aluminium and leather. Crucially, Morgan cars are some of the longest living cars on the planet - on request the factory will still produce certain parts for cars dating far back into the first half of previous century!
Consistent with a brand that prides itself on ethical sourcing, natural materials, local craftsmanship and a long-lived legacy, He... More
Project • By PAUL CREMOUX studio • Private Houses
Huizache House
The house and studio for a Visual Artist and his fiancee, respond to a series of themes such as the relationship with the physical context, the needs of the client, security and a limited budget. For this project, six options were analyzed at the schematic design level that sought to control the wind that comes from the northeast and that occurs in the first months of the year with greater intensity, the sun and the quality of light that enters the building, as well as its cost, energy, and specific operating expenses.
Through the use of various design performance tools and technologies such as Fluid Dynamics, Energy Consumption Analysis Material Life Cycle Assessment, and Climate Analysis” the existing conditions were reprod... More
Project • By MONO Architects • Offices
BIOSPHERE OFFICE
The office was built using a minimalistic approach, but with careful attention to detail, giving the office a modern feel while also being a comfortable working environment. We also reflected the company’s philosophy of environmental consciousness – using recycled eco-materials and incorporating living plants.
Guests to Biosphere are greeted by a clean, minimalist reception area, the focus of which is the reception desk made of artificial white stone. Most noticeable is the metallic sphere set into the stone desk, which, constantly rotating, symbolizes the constant development and progression of the company.
The managers’ offices are located in the center of the floor. They cleanly and visually divide the open space into... More
Project • By ANA DESIGN STUDIO PVT LTD • Universities
Leh Satellite Campus Kashmir University
“Breath-taking” is a double edged sword… in Leh.
There are tomes written about the majesty, grandeur and the raw beauty of Ladakh, and for those who have travelled, and had a bout of “mountain sickness”, it’s quite something else.
The mountains, and the shadows cast by clouds in different seasons create a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of colour and texture. And yet, for those who live there, the weather and the altitude are a formidable companion to live with. And if that was not enough, it is a highly unstable, seismically active geology!
How does one, then, create a built environment, that is …“suitable”!?
A simple word.. which sets off a whole area of research. Arm... More
One Vanderbilt
The tallest office tower in Midtown, One Vanderbilt connects directly to the city’s transportation network, blending private enterprise and the public realm.Along with the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building, One Vanderbilt is one of three landmarks that define Manhattan’s skyline. The project transforms the civic experience of the Grand Central District, introducing cutting-edge office space and new accessible pathways to one of the city’s largest transportation hubs.
Raimund Koch
The base of the building joins the spatial sequence of Grand Central and forms a doorstep to the city, greeting thousands of commuters daily. An integrated complex of below-grade conditions offers connections to the terminal and an... More